Sentence examples for a position described from inspiring English sources

Arthur, meanwhile, had in 1871 been appointed collector of the Custom House, a position described by Greenberger as "the most lucrative job in the entire federal government".

However, the UK is also the largest supplier of arms to Saudi Arabia and supports the coalition's intervention, a position described in evidence to the committee as undermining DfID's humanitarian response and creating a paradox of aid and arms.

During his tenure at West Point, Sergeant McClendon served as a tactical noncommissioned officer, a position described in academy personnel documents as a staff adviser "responsible for the health, welfare and discipline" of a company of 125 cadets.

Though opposed to monarchy on principle, the Romans during the republic (509 27 bce) would in times of threat appoint a dictator, one individual who was granted complete control over the army and state for a period of six months, a position described by the historian Dionysius of Halicarnassus as an "elective tyranny".

Said event was the swearing in of Chief Raphael [Ralph] Pineiro as the NYPD's first Hispanic First Deputy Commissioner, a position described by the department's hyperbolic chief rabbi Alvin Kass as "awesome and arduous".

Judy, who has a high interest in a faculty position, described her postdoc advisor's life as one in which he is "traveling around the world, not seeing his family, [and] sending out emails at three or four in the morning".

(Birgit, social worker ) One informant in a managerial position described how her work included implementing the changes: Yeah, well there were a lot of meetings and discussions and things about what they should be doing out there in the districts - concrete and practical things.

Aquinas and Abravanel (1265 1321) both related the concept directly to that which Augustine (354 430 CE) saw to be the "natural movements upward and downward or with their being balanced in an intermediate position" described in his De Civitate Dei, (c. 520 CE).

Robert Morgenthau, who chose her for the position, described her as a "fearless and effective prosecutor".

In his introduction, Mr. Bush praised Ms. Rice as "not only a brilliant person, she is an experienced person," and he said he had decided against making her job a cabinet position, describing her instead as an "equal partner of the senior team in the White House".

The question, "At work, I sit for long hours in one position" describes a situation that is uncommon for many office-work situations because administrative workers generally alternate between tasks that involve a sitting position and tasks that involve changes in posture (e.g., finding a document, administrative meetings, etc).